Six Children Die Following Baptism In Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean police have confirmed that a total of six children have died following a failed attempt at a baptism in a river in Zimbabwe’s region of Mashonaland.

According to police, two boys and four girls died out of a total of nine children taken to a river in Muriwo village in Mashonaland to be baptised by a two members of an apostolic church in the area.

The children were aged between four and nine years of age.

The police spokesperson also said that a four year old boy managed to escape the baptism and alert passersby.

The police said that the boy was found drenched in water and shaking from the cold.

Local reports have also said that once the two members of the apostolic sect realised that they had in fact drowned the children, the fled from the scene.

However, luckily they were later arrested.

According to police reports it was two women aged 30 and 34 that were arrested for the deaths of the children. They have since been charged with culpable homicide.

“…After realising the children were dead, the culprits ran away from the scene but they were later arrested. They are being charged with culpable homicide,” a police spokesperson said.

These kind of apostolic sects are popping up all over Zimbabwe and believe in dangerous practices in the name of religion.

Police have also warned people to stay away from such sects and be very careful as to what is being done under the guise of religion:

“…We would like to warn members of the public to desist from engaging in dangerous practices under the guise of freedom of worship,” the police warned.